Speakers
2019 Keynote and Featured Speakers
Michael Piehler
Director, UNC Institute for the Environment, Professor of Marine Sciences and Environmental Sciences and Engineering
UNC Chapel Hill
Director, UNC Institute for the Environment, Professor of Marine Sciences and Environmental Sciences and Engineering
UNC Chapel Hill
Lloyd Yates
Executive Vice President, Customer and Delivery Operations and President, Carolinas Region
Duke Energy
Executive Vice President, Customer and Delivery Operations and President, Carolinas Region
Duke Energy
Panelists
Jochen Bard
Division Director Energy Process Technology
Fraunhofer Institute for Energy Economics and Energy System Technology (IEE)
Division Director Energy Process Technology
Fraunhofer Institute for Energy Economics and Energy System Technology (IEE)
Charlie Bayless
Vice President, Senior Regulatory Counsel
North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation (“NCEMC”)
Vice President, Senior Regulatory Counsel
North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation (“NCEMC”)
Matthew Campbell
Research Associate/ PhD Candidate
Marine Aquaculture Research Center, NC State University
Research Associate/ PhD Candidate
Marine Aquaculture Research Center, NC State University
Gregory Characklis
Director
Center on Financial Risk in Environmental Systems, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health
Director
Center on Financial Risk in Environmental Systems, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health
Amy Cooke
Teaching Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies
UNC Environment, Ecology and Energy Program
Teaching Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies
UNC Environment, Ecology and Energy Program
Carolyn Currin
Research Ecologist
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service
Research Ecologist
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service
Joseph DeCarolis
Associate Professor in the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering
NC State University
Associate Professor in the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering
NC State University
Johnna Frierson
Director of Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University
Director of Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University
Melanie Henderson
Environmental Engineer, Mobile Source Compliance Branch, Division of Air Quality
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ)
Environmental Engineer, Mobile Source Compliance Branch, Division of Air Quality
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ)
Lucyna Kurtyka
Senior Scientific Program Director
Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR)
Senior Scientific Program Director
Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR)
Charlie McNairy
Chief Executive Officer, Chief Information Officer
International Farming Corporation
Chief Executive Officer, Chief Information Officer
International Farming Corporation
Jennifer Mundt
Assistant Secretary for Clean Energy Economic Development
North Carolina Department of Commerce
Assistant Secretary for Clean Energy Economic Development
North Carolina Department of Commerce
Patricia Parker
Department Chair, Associate Professor
Department of Communication at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Department Chair, Associate Professor
Department of Communication at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Traci Rose Rider
Assistant Professor of Architecture, Doctor of Design Faculty, and PhD Faculty
North Carolina State University’s College of Design
Assistant Professor of Architecture, Doctor of Design Faculty, and PhD Faculty
North Carolina State University’s College of Design
Lisa Shpritz
Senior Vice President, Environmental Business & Engagement Executive, Global Environmental Group
Bank of America
Senior Vice President, Environmental Business & Engagement Executive, Global Environmental Group
Bank of America
Ashley Smyth
Assistant Professor, Biogeochemistry
Tropical Research and Education Center, University of Florida
Assistant Professor, Biogeochemistry
Tropical Research and Education Center, University of Florida
Tim Tetreault
Energy and Water Program Manager
Department of Defense, Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP)
Energy and Water Program Manager
Department of Defense, Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP)
Beth Wytiaz
SVP, Global Environmental Operations Manager, LEED® AP BD+C
Bank of America, Global Environmental Group
SVP, Global Environmental Operations Manager, LEED® AP BD+C
Bank of America, Global Environmental Group
